Ugly Day
Wow, I’ve got no idea what the temperature was outside, but the combination of the heat from the weather and the forges with the humidity made for a particularly unpleasant day in the shop. I decided to attempt a forge weld today, but to no avail. I couldn’t get the piece hot enough or clean enough for a weld, so I moved on to trying to recreate a hook made by one of my instructors Jim Wycoff (certainly hope I spelled that right). That too didn’t end so well, as the hook eventually broke into four pieces as a result of burning, breaking, and acts of God against me. Oh well, I learned a lot about working metal at a very tiny scale and how delicate it becomes.
Also, I watched Charlie make a sample corner for a table. It was interesting to see him work on it, and how quickly he got it done. I guess when you do this for as long as he has, you get nimble.
